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secede

se·cede [ si sd ] (past and past participle se·ced·ed, present participle se·ced·ing, 3rd person present singular se·cedes)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
withdraw formally: to make a formal withdrawal of membership from an organization, state, or alliance

[Early 18th century. < Latin secedere "go apart" < cedere "give way"]

se·ced·er noun
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